New sump and skimmer could use some help.

[rpc07]

So I'm just making sure everything is normal. Here is my situation.

I have had a Red Sea max E serious tank which is a rear sump tank for about 3 months and everything was running mint. I just upgraded the tank with the sump kit 3 days ago. I purchased a new skimmer the day before the sump and started to break it in with old tank water and the skimmer started producing a foam head and skimmate almost immediately.

Now the skimmer won't produce a foam head at all just bubbles in the neck, is it possible since adding the sump and also adding 10-12 gallons of fresh salt water there is nothing to skim yet since the new water diluted whatever was in the current tank? The skimmer is a bubble magus G5.


Any help is appreciated, Ryan.

 

[Potatohead]

If the water is too clean you won't get a good foam head on it. About an hour after I feed, especially broadcast feed my corals, the foam head on my skimmer is way bigger and darker than before feeding.

 

[rpc07]

I'm guessing that's what's going on. My phosphates and nitrates were low before I added 10-12 more gallons to the system.